Sky Lark

Common Name: Sky Lark

Latin Name: Alauda arvensis   

Family: Alaudidae

The sky lark is a sparrow-sized passerine with streaky brown plumage. It is best known for its melodious warbling song. This distinctive song is delivered as the bird hovers at a great height over open grassland breeding sites making it easy to hear but often difficult to see. The sky lark can be found over a variety of suitable open grassland habitats in the Dales where trees and shrubs are absent from the moor tops down to the valley bottoms. Within the National Park the sky lark is widespread, but not common at any one location. The skylark is on the UK list of priority species for biodiversity action.

Websites:

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (opens in new window)